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Research Projects

Research Projects

Research at WWCT falls under three broad areas that reflect the wider organisation's conservation strategy:

Ex situ conservation

In situ conservation

Education and advocacy  

 

Ex situ conservation

  • Development of a rapid diagnostic test for amphibian chytridiomycosis

  • Provision of UV light in captive primates

  • Model systems for the intensive management of highly threatened bird species

  • Social management of captive primate populations

  • Reproductive behaviour and population management of captive seabirds

  • Memory retention in octopus

  • Behaviour, nutrition and welfare of Ratites

  • Husbandry and breeding in Edwards's pheasants

  • Implementation of animal training as a management tool

  • Development of improved primate diets for health and welfare

  • Effect of visitor experiences on animal behaviour and welfare


In situ conservation

  • Conserving Hyper-endemic Udzungwa Restricted Amphibians

  • Forest antelope surveys in Tanzania

  • Camera-trap surveys for Aders’ duiker in Kenya’s coastal forests

  • Ecology and genetics of rare, endemic whitebeam species

  • Species recovery of Strapwort, a critically endangered plant

  • Bog hoverfly eDNA

 

Education and advocacy 

  • The education value of visitor feeding experiences

  • Visitor research - behaviour and engagement

  • Education evaluation toolkit

 

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